Effect of preharvest application of ethylene inhibitors on the ethylene evolution, respiration and quality of apple during cold storage.
Mahajan, B. V. C.; Chopra, S. K.;
Indian Journal of Horticulture Year: 1998 Vol: 55 Issue: 2 Pages: 113-119 Ref: 16 ref.
1998
บทคัดย่อ
Various ethylene inhibitors (cycloheximide, AgNO3 and benzothiadiazole) were sprayed on Red Delicious apple trees 10 and 15 weeks after full bloom. The fruits were harvested at proper maturity i.e. 130 days after full bloom. They were packed in standard-sized corrugated fibre board cartons and stored in cold chamber maintained at 0 plus or minus 1 deg C and 90-95% relative humidity. AgNO3 50 and 100 ppm and benzothiadiazole 50 and 100 ppm were the most effective treatments in delaying the ethylene evolution and respiration rates for about 30 days over the control. The quality of the fruits in terms of firmness, physiological weight loss, total soluble solids and titratable acidity was greatly improved throughout the stipulated storage period of 7 months by 100 ppm concentration of AgNO3 as well as benzothiadiazole.